Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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β€’ Establish diagnosis ... β€’ Evaluate for LV ... apical aneurysm ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
What's the LV Mass equation again? Nevermind I think I can eyeball it (PSAX)

From what I
What's the LV Mass ... can eyeball it (PSAX ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #HOCM #HCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy
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Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
Multiple LV Thrombi ... on Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
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Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
occupying 1/3 the LV ... territory] In PLAX ... DD the [apical HOCM ... #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
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Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Factors for Sudden Cardiac ... relative - Maximum LV ... #HOCM #RiskFactors ... #Death #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 β€’ Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Echocardiographic criteria of LV ... other coexisting cardiac ... subxyphoid, and apical ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis
Parasternal LAX view with severe septal thickening in a patient with Hypertrophic CM and obstruction. Given
risk for sudden cardiac ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #HOCM #HCM #plax ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 β€’ Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... Angiography or Cardiac ... embolization Wlo LV ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 β€’ Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
β€’ Stasis and thrombus ... anterior infarct in apical ... associated with thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
- Differential Diagnosis ... cases: Case 1: LV ... Sarcoma Case 3: Apical ... HOCM Case 4: Hydatid ... #cardiology
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